diff --git a/lib/damask/solver/marc.py b/lib/damask/solver/marc.py
index adab0c070..72b6d09d2 100644
--- a/lib/damask/solver/marc.py
+++ b/lib/damask/solver/marc.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class Marc(Solver):
 #--------------------------
     self.solver = 'Marc'
     self.releases = { \
+              '2011':  ['linux64',''],
               '2010.2':['linux64',''],
               '2010':  ['linux64',''],
               '2008r1':[''],
@@ -27,22 +28,25 @@ class Marc(Solver):
     
     for release,subdirs in sorted(self.releases.items(),reverse=True):
       for subdir in subdirs:
-        libPath = '%s/mentat%s/shlib/%s'%(MSCpath,release,subdir)
-        if os.path.exists(libPath): return release
+        path = '%s/mentat%s/shlib/%s'%(MSCpath,release,subdir)
+        if os.path.exists(path): return release
         else: continue
     
     return ''
       
     
 #--------------------------
-  def libraryPath(self,rootRelation = ''):
+  def libraryPath(self,rootRelation = '',releases = []):
 #--------------------------
     import os,damask.environment
 
     MSCpath = damask.environment.Environment(rootRelation).pathInfo['msc']
     
-    for release,subdirs in sorted(self.releases.items(),reverse=True):
-      for subdir in subdirs:
+    if len(releases) == 0: releases = self.releases.keys()
+    if type(releases) is not list: releases = [releases]
+    for release in sorted(releases,reverse=True):
+      if release not in self.releases: continue
+      for subdir in self.releases[release]:
         libPath = '%s/mentat%s/shlib/%s'%(MSCpath,release,subdir)
         if os.path.exists(libPath): return libPath
         else: continue
@@ -50,64 +54,65 @@ class Marc(Solver):
     return ''
   
 
+#--------------------------
+  def toolsPath(self,rootRelation = '',release = ''):
+#--------------------------
+    import os,damask.environment
+
+    MSCpath = damask.environment.Environment(rootRelation).pathInfo['msc']
+    
+    if len(release) == 0: release = self.version(rootRelation)
+    path = '%s/marc%s/tools'%(MSCpath,release)
+    if os.path.exists(path): return path
+    else: return ''
+  
+
 #--------------------------
   def submit_job(self,
 #--------------------------
                  rootRelation = '',
-                 run_marc_path='/msc/marc2010/tools/',
-                 subroutine_dir=None,
-                 subroutine_name='DAMASK_marc2010',
-                 compile=False,
-                 compiled_dir='../../../code/',
-                 modelname='one_element_model',
-                 jobname='job1',
-                 #IOdir='',
-                 host=[]
-                 ):
-    import os,damask.environment
-    import subprocess, shlex   
-    import shutil
-    
-    damaskEnv = damask.environment.Environment(rootRelation)
-    if subroutine_dir  is None: subroutine_dir  = damaskEnv.relPath('code/')
-    if subroutine_name is None: subroutine_name = 'DAMASK_marc' + self.version(rootRelation)
-    if run_marc_path   is None: run_marc_path   = os.path.join(damaskEnv.pathInfo['msc'],self.version(rootRelation),'tools/')
+                 release      = '',
+                 model        = 'model',
+                 job          = 'job1',
+                 logfile      = None,
+                 compile      = False,
+                ):
+
+    import os,damask.environment
+    import subprocess,shlex,shutil
+    
+    if len(release) == 0: release = self.version(rootRelation)
+
+    damaskEnv = damask.environment.Environment(rootRelation)
+    
+    user = os.path.join(damaskEnv.relPath('code/'),'DAMASK_marc%s'%release)
+
+    # Define options [see Marc Installation and Operation Guide, pp 23]
+    cmd = os.path.join(self.toolsPath(rootRelation,release),'run_marc') + \
+          ' -jid ' + model + '_' + job + \
+          ' -nprocd 1  -autorst 0 -ci n  -cr n  -dcoup 0 -b no -v no'
+
+    if compile: cmd += ' -u ' + user+'.f90' + ' -save y'
+    else:       cmd += ' -prog ' + user
+
+    print 'job submission with%s compilation: %s'%({False:'out',True:''}[compile],user)
 
-    # Define all options [see Marc Installation and Operation Guide, pp 23]
-    run_marc = os.path.join(run_marc_path,'run_marc')
-    jid = ' -jid ' + modelname + '_' + jobname
-    compilation=' -u ' + os.path.join(subroutine_dir,subroutine_name+'.f90') + ' -save y'
-    options=' -nprocd 1  -autorst 0 -ci n  -cr n  -dcoup 0 -b no -v no'
-    cmd=run_marc+jid+options
-          
-    if compile:
-      cmd += compilation
-      print 'job submission with compilation.'
-    else:
-      shutil.copy2(os.path.join(subroutine_dir,subroutine_name+'.f90'),os.path.join('.',subroutine_name+'.f90'))
-      shutil.copy2(os.path.join(compiled_dir,subroutine_name+'.marc'),os.path.join('.',subroutine_name+'.marc'))
-      prog = ' -prog ' + subroutine_name
-      cmd += prog
-      print 'Job submission without compilation, using %s'%prog
-    out = open('out.log','w')
     print(cmd)
-    #print shlex.split(cmd)
-    self.p = subprocess.Popen(shlex.split(cmd),stdout=out,stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    self.p = subprocess.Popen(shlex.split(cmd),stdout = logfile,stderr = subprocess.STDOUT)
     self.p.wait()
-    out.close()
       
 #--------------------------
   def exit_number_from_outFile(self,outFile=None):
 #--------------------------
     import string
+    exitnumber = -1
     fid_out = open(outFile,'r')
     for ln in fid_out:
       if (string.find(ln,'tress iteration') is not -1):
         print ln
       elif (string.find(ln,'Exit number') is not -1):
         substr = ln[string.find(ln,'Exit number'):len(ln)]
-        exitnumber = substr[12:16]
-        fid_out.close()
-        return int(exitnumber)
+        exitnumber = int(substr[12:16])
+
     fid_out.close()            
-    return -1    
+    return exitnumber